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2 Thalers - Sylvius II Frederick
| Issuer | Duchy of Württemberg-Oels (Silesia) |
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| Year | 1674 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Ornate oval cartouche bearing the quartered ducal coat of arms of Württemberg-Oels, surmounted by four crested helmets with elaborate mantling in baroque style. The shield is set within a beaded inner circle, with the date divided near the top of the field flanking the uppermost helmet. The mintmaster's initials S P appear divided at the base of the shield. The reverse legend, beginning at approximately the two o'clock position, runs continuously around the outer border. |
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Württemberg-Oels was a small Silesian branch of the Württemberg dynasty, established when Duke Sylvius Nimrod received the territory in 1647 — two years before the Peace of Westphalia formally reorganized Silesian landholdings. Sylvius II Frederick, his son, inherited a duchy caught between Habsburg authority and the lingering economic disruption of the Thirty Years' War. Large multiple-thaler pieces like this were rarely struck for circulation; they functioned primarily as diplomatic gifts and presentation pieces at a court that punched well above its political weight.
The Davenport reference ST#7886 places this among Silesian specialty issues — collected more as a regional series than as currency.